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Jason Kovack

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Brunswick vs Radical
« on: March 25, 2013, 05:31:17 PM »
Hey everyone I've had a few questions asking how the Radicals compare to the Brunswick stuff.  We put together a few videos comparing Paranormal Aura vs Reax, Meanstreak Brawler vs Yeti and Ringer vs Torrid Elite.

Paranormal/Reax : http://www.ballreviewscanada.com/videos/brunswick-aura-paranormal-vs-radical-reax/

Brawler/Yeti : http://www.ballreviewscanada.com/videos/brunswick-meanstreak-brawler-vs-radical-yeti/

Ringer/Torrid Elite : http://www.ballreviewscanada.com/videos/brunswick-ringer-vs-radical-torrid-elite/

Lemme know what you think!
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Re: Brunswick vs Radical
« Reply #1 on: March 25, 2013, 06:34:32 PM »
Wow I didn't think the Reax would be that strong.

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Re: Brunswick vs Radical
« Reply #2 on: March 25, 2013, 08:14:54 PM »
All of these balls look great. Im trying to decide between the brawler, yeti and torrid elite to use on a 2nd shift 5 man team THS

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Re: Brunswick vs Radical
« Reply #3 on: March 25, 2013, 09:38:29 PM »
All of these balls look great. Im trying to decide between the brawler, yeti and torrid elite to use on a 2nd shift 5 man team THS

Torrid Elite unless you're speed dominate...

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Re: Brunswick vs Radical
« Reply #4 on: March 25, 2013, 10:45:21 PM »
Think you could do one with the Torrid vs Meanstreak?  Or are they really alot different from each other.

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Re: Brunswick vs Radical
« Reply #5 on: March 25, 2013, 11:10:04 PM »
Jason,I really enjoyed your comparison videos.Keep up the great work.

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Re: Brunswick vs Radical
« Reply #6 on: March 25, 2013, 11:37:40 PM »
It seems to me you should have compared the Ringer with the Yeti and the
Torrid Elite with the Meanstreak Brawler. And the compared  balls should have had the  same drilling, otherwise, it's an apples and oranges comparison.

The Ringer and the Yeti are flippy balls.
The Brawler and the Elite are more even reacting balls.

Gotta compare like to like, with similar drillings.
« Last Edit: March 26, 2013, 09:05:33 AM by charlest »
"None are so blind as those who will not see."

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Re: Brunswick vs Radical
« Reply #7 on: March 26, 2013, 12:50:03 AM »
Considering he is comparing the newest releases in there respected price points Id say he did a great job.
…… you can't  add a physics term to a bowling term and expect it to mean something.

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Re: Brunswick vs Radical
« Reply #8 on: March 26, 2013, 01:49:46 AM »
Considering he is comparing the newest releases in there respected price points Id say he did a great job.



I would have to concur.

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Re: Brunswick vs Radical
« Reply #9 on: March 26, 2013, 08:45:17 AM »
I'm unable to view these at the current time but can you describe the major difference between Brunswick and Radical as far as ball reaction goes?

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Re: Brunswick vs Radical
« Reply #10 on: March 26, 2013, 08:55:59 AM »
I seems to me you should have compared the Ringer with the Yeti and the
Torrid Elite with the Meanstreak Brawler. And the compared  balls should have had the  same drilling, otherwise, it's an apples and oranges comparison.

The Ringer and the Yeti are flippy balls.
The Brawler and the Elite are more even reacting balls.

Gotta compare like to like, with similar drillings.

Disagree.  These were the ideal comparisons.  He compared the balls in the same performance and strength range which is exactly what he should've done.  Each ball is a step down from each other.  And the only one that didn't have a matched drill was the Yeti and that's because he said he planned on doing  MOtion hole later.

Great videos Jason.  I love the comparison overlays as they have an exact depiction of the reaction shape differences.

Is it me, or does a Torrid Elite roll like an original Inferno?

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Re: Brunswick vs Radical
« Reply #11 on: March 26, 2013, 09:13:20 AM »
It seems to me you should have compared the Ringer with the Yeti and the
Torrid Elite with the Meanstreak Brawler. And the compared  balls should have had the  same drilling, otherwise, it's an apples and oranges comparison.

The Ringer and the Yeti are flippy balls.
The Brawler and the Elite are more even reacting balls.

Gotta compare like to like, with similar drillings.

Disagree.  These were the ideal comparisons.  He compared the balls in the same performance and strength range which is exactly what he should've done.  Each ball is a step down from each other.  And the only one that didn't have a matched drill was the Yeti and that's because he said he planned on doing  MOtion hole later.

Great videos Jason.  I love the comparison overlays as they have an exact depiction of the reaction shape differences.

It's totally irrelevant to compare the same price point, except as a theoretical discussion. It is also essential to compare similarly purposed balls, especially with overlays like these, to use the same or very close drilling. The difference between the Yeti and the Brawler could have been the difference in the drillings.
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Re: Brunswick vs Radical
« Reply #12 on: March 26, 2013, 09:27:59 AM »
It seems to me you should have compared the Ringer with the Yeti and the
Torrid Elite with the Meanstreak Brawler. And the compared  balls should have had the  same drilling, otherwise, it's an apples and oranges comparison.

The Ringer and the Yeti are flippy balls.
The Brawler and the Elite are more even reacting balls.

Gotta compare like to like, with similar drillings.

Disagree.  These were the ideal comparisons.  He compared the balls in the same performance and strength range which is exactly what he should've done.  Each ball is a step down from each other.  And the only one that didn't have a matched drill was the Yeti and that's because he said he planned on doing  MOtion hole later.

Great videos Jason.  I love the comparison overlays as they have an exact depiction of the reaction shape differences.

It's totally irrelevant to compare the same price point, except as a theoretical discussion. It is also essential to compare similarly purposed balls, especially with overlays like these, to use the same or very close drilling. The difference between the Yeti and the Brawler could have been the difference in the drillings.

Others mentioned price points, I mentioned performance and strength range, which is "similarly purposed".  The Yeti and Brawler cover similar conditions as do the other comparisons. 

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Re: Brunswick vs Radical
« Reply #13 on: March 26, 2013, 10:54:03 AM »
Very valid argument on the layout issue. All our test balls are usually drilled with the same layout. The yeti was done this way because we are doing a video on the motion hole next week. Yeti and brawler were a price point comparison. Future comparison videos will all have the same layout. Even with the 80x4 1/2x50 layout, the yeti is very clean and flippy.
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Re: Brunswick vs Radical
« Reply #14 on: March 26, 2013, 12:01:56 PM »
I want to thank you for the comparisons.  The Reax/Aura Paranormal is the first video that really showed me how strong the Reax is.  More ball than I ever need!  I'm lucky to use the OG Aura these days.

I agree with the others that I'd like to see the Yeti/Ringer and Torrid Elite/Meanstreak Brawler comparisons.  I have the Ringer and OG Meanstreak -- both balls that I love.  I suspect that there is some overlap between the Ringer and Yeti but I won't know until your video lol.

Keep up the great work!